Saturday, March 22, 2008

Forced thankfulness

Sometimes it is hard to stop wallowing in self-pity. Which is why I get on my blog. When I write it out, I feel better. Just expressing it takes away some of the anguish. And then I go read about Heather and Kelly and others I have links to over there on the right and I think, WOW, I really do have SO much to be thankful for.Have you ever been in a spot where you don't WANT to be thankful?Where you are so attacked and in the pit that it is easier to hang out down there?To embrace the pain and be angry, depressed, hurt, cry?

Well, I'm blowing myself out of that here.Pulling myself up by my bootstraps and suckin' it up, so to speak.Forcing myself to get thankful; to count my blessings when I just don't feel like counting. But I know it will be good for me...Kinda like drinking straight vinegar or gargling with warm saltwater and aspirin when you have a sore throat. Nasty, but sometimes necessary.